Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-04
DIR. M'GIYNN DEFIANT.
RIGHT OF THE CHURCH 10 PUN
ISH HIM DENIED.

! AbH Deiehdeu Ss so uaL IhAV
the Propaganda Would Not Dare Con
denim Them-The Authors of the "In-
famous" Ciucinnati Pastoral Letter
Among Those Rounding aim.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Henry Georges
paper, the Standard, for Saturday, con-
tains the long looked for statement of
DR.. McGlynn. Tue article makes six
columns, and to all intents and purposes
seems TO agree with the statement re-
Gently published by Archbishop Corrigan.
Regarding, however, the letter from Car
dinal Smeoni of four years ago, DR..
McGlynn says:
1t is absolutely false, although stated by
Archbishop Corrlgan on authority of Cardi-
nal McCloskey, that | recognized my errors
and protessed to be sorry for them. On the
contrary, in my interview with Cardinal
McCloskey reatllrmed the doctrine and OK
planned it and defended it from misunder-
standing and misrepresentation. voluntarily
promised to abstain from making land league
speeches, not because | acknowledged the
right of any one to FORBID me, but because l
knew too well the power Of my ecclesiastical
superlors to impair and almost destroy my
usefulness in the ministry of Chrlst's church
TO which had consecrated my life.
'CHAMPIONING THE STARVING.
In reference to another letter from Car
dinal Simeoni, dated IN Nav, 1888, DR..
McGlvnn wrote TO Cardinal McCloskey,
saying:
| regret very much that the Cardinal Pre-
feet has found new cause for dspleasure in
the report n some Boston journal. The meet
ing must have been that held
in this city in February last,
which was not land league meeting,
such as had voluntarily promised you not to
attend, but was for the relief of tine people
suffering from famine in Ireland. and was
held by union of the Irish societies under
the name of the Irish Confederation of Amer
lea. find in the journal an account of send
ing money raised at that meeting with q
letter of Bishop NulCy, showing how 1t was
used to relieve the distressed in Ireland l
enclose tins article, and beg you TO consider
1t part of this letter.
AN ALLUSION TO INJUSTICE.
In speaking for the relief of distress | al
luded to the injustice which is the cause of it.
and urged the duty of redresslng such injus-
tice. In this | thought | was but favoring
that demand for justice to Ireland which " as
made by Mr.. O'Connell and the Bishops and
priests of Ireland, and by many of our own,
especially Archbishop Hughes, and which has
been, think, commonplace IN st. Patrick's
day sermons. | shall hencefOrth refuse to
take part IN any such meeting, even though 1t
be for charitable objects. To satisfy the ap-
parent desire of the Cardinal Prefect, shall
cause to be published in the Catholic journal
a statement that will show that | condemn
any report or the Interpretation of my words
contrary to the doctrines of the Catholic
Church.
SOME OF HIS DETRACTORS.
The following additional extracts from
the Observation-Disclosures It's tone and tenor.
DR.. McGlynn says:
l would state that among those who de-
nOunced me to Rome for my Land eaguc
speeches were Bishops Gilmore, of Cleveland,
and Chattard, of indianapolis. Tho former
the author, and the latter the apoiogist Of the
famous or Infamous Cincinnati pastoral letter
which was in great measure deliberate
thesis against Thomas Je1ersons declaration
of Independence. Other Bishops, as oppor-
tunlty offered, did not fail to maifest their
Intolerance.
The only political gathering that can re-
MEMBER at which | spoke shortly before the
date Of Archbishop COrrigan's letter of Aug.
q, was the great labor demonstration on July
in L mon square in favor Of Messrs. Glad
stone and Parnell during the Parliamentary
election. ] confess it did not occur to me that
any one would. at that late day, hold me
bound by the voluntary promise | had made
three or four years before, since Rome itself
had been forced TO change It's attitude toward
the Irish question, and since even Archbishop
COrrigan had at last deemed it polite no
longer to oppose the movement in aid Of the
land OF his parents
THE LETTER TO CoRRIGAN.
Following is the letter complete in
reply to the summons from Rome, and
which has been said to be incomplete as
published by Archbishop COrrigan
Mast ReUerend and Dedr ArchbjSboD: | find
that | shall not be able to 90 to Rome. There
are several personal reasons, any one Of which
must be sufficient. have had reason to feel
concerned about my health for some time,
and my physician orders me not TO undertake
the journey (here follow other redsOnrl, You
have not told me why / am summoned to
Rome, but | can gather from your telegram to
the Tribune newspaper thatiJls because | am
an advocate Of certain doctrines about the
ownership OF land This can gather from
your letter 10 me Just before you procured the
te egram from Rome. You sad IN that letter
that the result would have been more salts
factory if IN my card to the Tribune had re-
tracted the latter portion of the Tribune re-
port in which ! had been made to reafflrm
said doctrines about land.
STRONGLY REAFFIRMED.
As cannot go to Rome to give an account
of my doctrine about land would say that |
have made IL clear IN speeches, in reported
interviews and in published articles and re
peat il here; have taught and | shall con-
tinue to teach, in speeches and writings, as
long as | live, that land Is rightfully the prop
ertV of the people in common. and that PRIV
ate ownership of land is against natural JUS
tice. no matter by what civil or eccles astica
laws ~ may be sanctioned, and would bring
about instantly, If l could. such change OF
the laws all the world over as would confis-
cate private property IN land without one
penny of compensation TO the miscalled
owners.
DR.. McGlynn continues as follows:
The letter OF Cardinal Simeonl which the
Archbishop describes as a most "kiud and
conciIatOry one, - mmgles with some nattery
severe reprOachcs for my former utterances
for the Land League, and for my ublic ad-
heslOn TO the doctrines Of Henry George. doc
trincs which ! know have never been and
cannot be condemned Oy the Holy See IN It's
highest LtteranCC as supreme tribunal for
the decision Of dOc,rnai questions, and yet
before could nave reasOuaDly been expected
TO start for Rome ! am ceu5ured for delay,
and an practically told that my case IL al
ready preiudged in Rome q, il mas been most
enectuAlIy prtiudRed IN New York by my
suspension from prfestiy functions and my
sudden expulsion from my church and home. |
NOT FRIGHTENED.
Cardinal Simeoni ends his letter with a !
threat that II should fail to go he would be |
placed under the painful necessity OF having |
recourse to measures ana of adopting provl-
siOns " WhIch surely would be unpleasant for |
me! These threats of the Cardinal might |
have had more weight with me If the un-
pleasant things which he threatens had not |
already been inflicted on me. lt IS hard to |
imagine what other or more unpleasant thing
he could devise.
The doctor concludes with these words:
One sufficient answer TO all this strange ur- |
gercy has already been given, but / now |
have further 10 say: Reaflrmng what / said |
Ia my letter 10 the acknowledgement by the hand |